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Genealogy

A guide to the Genealogy resources at the Alvin Sherman Library

Genealogy Collection

The Genealogy Collection is located on the fourth floor of the NSU Alvin Sherman Library. This collection was donated to Nova Southeastern University by the Genealogical Society of Broward County in 2007. 

Books and periodicals are identified with the following locations in NovaCat, the Library's catalog.

Sherman Library Genealogy Collection. Note that items with this location are designated as LIB Use Only and cannot be checked out of the library. 

Sherman Library Genealogy Circulation Collection. These items are available to check out.

If desired, you can limit your search to both these collections in NovaCat by selecting Sherman Library Genealogy Collection as the location.

Additional material on genealogy are located in the general collection of the Alvin Sherman Library or as e-books. Use NovaCat to locate these materials.

Browsing by Subject

 If you want books about...

 Use this specific  word structure in a subject search, based on the example provided:

 Birth records by locality (such as: Broward County, Florida)  Registers of births, etc. – Florida – Broward County
 Church records by locality (such as: Virginia)  Church records and registers - Virginia
 Cities or towns (such as: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)  Fort Lauderdale (Fla.)
 Counties (such as: Passaic County, New Jersey)  Passaic County (N.J.)
 Death records by locality (such as: Caddo Parish, Louisiana)  Registers of births, etc. – Louisiana – Caddo Parish
 Ethnic genealogy (such as: African-Americans or Germans)  African Americans – Genealogy
 --or--
 Germany - Genealogy
 Family history by surname (such as: Jones)  Jones family
 Genealogy in general (such as: how-to books)  Genealogy
 Land records by locality (such as: Kentucky)  Land grants - Kentucky
 Marriage records by locality (such as: Montgomery County, Illinois)  Marriage records – Illinois – Montgomery County
 Passenger records (such as: Irish Famine immigrants)  Ships – Passenger Lists
 Pension records by locality (such as: the United States)  Military pensions - United States
 Probate records by locality (such as: Oklahoma)  Probate records – Oklahoma
 Wills by locality (such as: Ireland)  Wills - Ireland

Location Codes

 If the location code says...  The book can be found:
 eBook  Online; click on text “direct link to resource or other information” NOTE: You will need to have an Alvin Sherman Library card to log in.
 LAW Library  Shepard Broad Law Library; a separate library on the NSU campus. Public access allowed, but limited.
 Sherman Library  3rd & 4th Floors. Uses the Library of Congress Classification system.
 Sherman Library Genealogy Collection  4th Floor, Genealogy Collection. Uses the Library of Congress Classification system.
 Sherman Library Microfilm/Microfiche  2nd Floor
 Sherman Library Reference  2nd Floor

Status Codes

 If the status code says...  You can:
 Available  Check the book out with an Alvin Sherman Library card.
 Due xx-xx-2021  NOT check out the book. It is already checked-out to another patron.
 LIB Use Only  NOT check out the book. This book does not circulate and can only be used in the Library.

Floor map to the collection